Western cyclone. [volume] (Nicodemus, Kan.) 1886-1887, 1887-03-17


| ton, Dakota.
When the senate doors were reopened
after executive session the deficiency bill
failed for want of time to engross it.
The fertilization bill was abandoned in
conference.
The usual resolution of thanks was
rendered to the presiding officer, and the
president having signifed he had moth
ing further to communicate, the senate
was declared adjourned.
The House.
MARCH 3.-Representative Curtis,
| OF the select committee, created by the
house Of representatives to INQUIRE into
the cause and extent of the western rall
ROAD strikes, to-day submitted a report
/ OF that committee.
TIE conclusion of the report says:
E2ving cited the express provisions of
the constitution authorizing congress to
regulate commerce among the states,
we need but refer to the statutes enacted
protecting post roads, and those regulat-
ing commerce upon the high seas and
ou our navigable rivers, IN defining the
duties and obligations of and the penal
ties fixed therein, as proof that ample
power to control and regulate, so far as
interstate commerce is involved as
were the rights and duties of the en-
plOyer, as Of the employees, aud herein
exists and has been and may be further
exerCi ed"
Dir. GrOsvenor OF Ohio, called up
the vetoed bill granting pension to
$ lily Ann Bradley. The house refused
t. pass The bill over the veto. Yeas
1913, nays 122-not the constitutional
TWO thirds in fiji NATIVE.
Mr. Cox, OF North CIrolina, moveo
70 suspend the rules and pass the senate
biz repealirg he tenure of Office act
The m rion wss agre' d to and the bill
WIS passt d. Yeas 172, nAys67.
Mr. Adam, OF Illinois, moved to
-uspeDi the rules and pass the senate
bin aulhorlzng the secretary of war to
accept from the Commercial club Ger
tain lands krown ds High Tract, near
Chicago for mililry purposes. The
motion was agreed to and the bill pass
ed, lat to 81.
The house then took a recess until
o'clock.
Mir. Burnes, of Missouri, under in
strucuOns from the committee on apprO-
priations moved to suspend the rules
and pass the urgent deficiency bill.
htr. Henderson, of Iowa, moved to
suspend the rules and pass the senate
bill granting a pension of $4,000 a year
to Mary S. Logan, the widow of the
late John A. Logan. A notion to sus-
pend the rules and pass the bill was
LOST. Yeas las, nays 113, not the nee.
essary two thirds in the affirmative.
On motion of Mr.. Breckenridge, OF
Arkansas, the senate bill was passed
authorizing the construction of bridge
across the Mississippi river at Grand
Tower, Ill.
On motion of Mr.. Andrews, Of Ohio,
the house passed over tue presidents
veto (yeas 1873, nays 63) the senate bill
for the erection of public building at
Dayton, Ohio.
Tucker of Virginia; from the commit
tee on judiciary, submitted report up
on the resolution requiring that the
committee inquire whether the treaty
which involves the rate of duty to be
imposed upon any imported article can
be valid and binding without the con-
currence Of the house of representa-
tives.
The report and resolutions were laid
over and ordered printed.
MARCH 1.-The conferences report on
the legislative appropriation bill was
accepted upon the naval appropriation
bill as agreed to in conference, and
passed the house.
Mr.. Struble, of Iowa, called up the
veto message of the president on the
senate bill for the erection of public
building at Sioux City, Iowa. The
house refused to pass the bill over the
presidents veto by vote yeas 107, nays
77-rOt constitutional two-thirds.
Mr.. Herbert, Of Alabama, submitted
the conference report on the naval ap-
preparation bill. Agreed to.
The house receied from its disagree
ment TO the amendment 10 the leglsla-
tive appropriation bill aud the bill was
passed.
Mr.. Burns, Of Missouri, presented a
conference report on the general defci-
ency bill snd it was agreed to. Otcon-
tains provisions for the completion Of
four steel cruisers but omitS apprapris-
lions for the pay ment OF the Central
Plcifc end ChOc aw claims
A message was T cejv d from the
president saving that ne had no luther
cOmmuu ca ion u make 10 congress and
TIE sp sker, after snOrt pee n, thank
ing the memOrrs for their resolutions,
declared the house sCjOurned.
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